The ideologies of Cyrillic and Latin in the graffiti landscape of Novi Sad, Serbia

Data collected in July 2023 and analysed through September 2024.

Novi Sad, Serbia

This dataset includes pictures representing the linguistic landscape of Novi Sad, Serbia. A significant part of the dataset consists of pictures of graffiti in order to document the script systems used and ideologies surfacing.

Ultranationalist ideologies are propagated in Serbian public space through graffiti, of which the Cyrillic script is not only the main medium, but also a consciously utilized topic. The role of Cyrillic as a core element for the performance of national identity allows to study deep societal and political transformations underway in post-Yugoslav Serbia.